El Medellot

North of Meda Gran, the boat ride is a few minutes longer than for every other Medes site. That distance keeps the diver counts down. The north wall of El Medallot has a large crack running through it, the kind that splits a rock face and opens into a sequence of smaller pockets and crevices. Gorgonians grow on the crack faces. The crevices are full of hidden life. Groupers appear early in the descent, already at 10 metres, and follow you down as the wall deepens toward 30 m. Schools of corvina move through at mid-water — not a species you read about at Carall Bernat or Tascó Petit. The dive profile is a classic wall: descend the face, work along the crack feature, look into the blue for anything passing through.

The same reserve that produces the famous tame groupers of Carall Bernat also produces the wildlife here — except these animals see far fewer people. That difference is noticeable. Groupers that have been approached by hundreds of divers a week become furniture. Groupers at El Medallot still respond when you appear. One diver account from the Medes describes a dozen large individuals surrounding the islet, visible in the water column from 10 m all the way to 30 m. That is the same reserve protection at work, without the habituation. The corvinas are a separate data point. Schools of 8-10 individuals have been documented at mid-water here, fish that forum divers found unusual enough to name the post after them.

Ask for it by name. Dive centres may not offer El Medallot unless you request it, and on some days the site does not run at all. The northern exposure matters: this face catches tramontana when the sheltered southern sites are calm. Check conditions when booking, not on the morning. Nitrox makes sense at 34 m. Bring one if the centre offers it. Both sources with detailed descriptions of this site mention looking into the blue beyond the wall. Position yourself on the reef edge and scan open water, not just the crack face. That is where the corvinas school and where any passing pelagic fish will appear first.